•An MP3 is like watching a movie on your phone.•A CD is like watching the same movie on an 13 inch LCD screen.•An HDtracks 96/24 download is like watching the same movie from the DVD source on a 50 inch plasma TV.•An HDtracks 192/24 download is like watching the same movie in 3D from the Blu-Ray source on an 80 inch plasma HDTV.

In all four examples you will see the same picture, but you will not enjoy the same degree of detail. Likewise, in all our audio formats (44.1/16 CD quality, 88/24, 96/24, 176/24 and 192/24) you'll hear the same music but you will not hear the same degree of detail, nuance and ambiance. Basically, all the things that make a recording come alive and "breathe." With HDtracks you get to download and experience your favorite music in master quality sound. You Will Hear The Difference!

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FLAC: CD-quality "lossless" compressed music files that sound as good as AIFFs, but can be downloaded faster; compatible with MediaMonkey, VLC, Songbird, Mac Flac, Toast, and Winamp, but not compatible with Windows Media Player, iTunes or iPod.

320 kbps MP3: Small, compressed music files offering the fastest download times and universal compatibility with all MP3 players.

96/24 and 88.2/24 FLAC: DVD-audio quality music files for the discerning audiophile -- a truly high-definition listening experience. These files will not play on iTunes or Windows Media Player, you will need to use a compatible player such as MediaMonkey or Songbird.

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I should have specified: what does she mean is going to be released in terms of titles????

More discs like Quaudiophilac and Halloween on DVD A???? (they work on my PS3 and sound like the bands in the room through my surround amp). Apostrophe Quad please.... anything else Dweezil can mix....

FLAC: CD-quality "lossless" compressed music files that sound as good as AIFFs, but can be downloaded faster; compatible with MediaMonkey, VLC, Songbird, Mac Flac, Toast, and Winamp, but not compatible with Windows Media Player, iTunes or iPod.

doug, when i go to load a cd into itunes 11, it offers me a few choices, one of which is "apple lossless encoder". is this comparable to flac?

also, burning a downloaded flac file onto a cd and then uploading it into itunes would solve the non-compatibility problem, no?

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BTW, does anyone else have problems when listening to the mono folddown mix of the original Lumpy Gravy on Lumpy Money? I can't listen to this without getting headaches. The discreet (discrete?) mono mix of WOIIFTM sounds good, though.

I guess, mono mixes should be listened to on mono equipment. Not on stereo systems with two mono channels in that case .

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Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree did a wonderful job remixing for 5.1 King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Caravn, Emerson Lake and Palmer, XTC... he also said he would like to do Joe's Garage... I think I'll definitely buy some of those titles... (Yellow Shark, Civilization Phase III...)

Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree did a wonderful job remixing for 5.1 King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Caravn, Emerson Lake and Palmer, XTC... he also said he would like to do Joe's Garage... I think I'll definitely buy some of those titles... (Yellow Shark, Civilization Phase III...)

If Steve Wilson has expressed an interest in remixing JG, or indeed any Zappa album the ZFT should jump on it. That guy is a fucking genius when it comes to carefully remixing. His work on Tull's Aqualung and Thick As A Brick was astonishing. I don't normally go in for re-buying stuff but man, its like my ears can reach a whole new level.

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